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Airlines lend brands for cheap eVTOL shares

Elan Head·March 29, 2022

While such deals across the rising eVTOL industry seemingly represent a new aerospace business model in which customers have a stake in the overall success of the product, a detailed review of securities filings and other fine print by The Air Current reveals a far more transactional arrangement. Airlines are lending their branding and credibility in exchange for a possibly lucrative piece of a buzzy market, regardless of whether or not an aircraft will be delivered or even formally ordered.

Embraer can survive solo, but outlook mixed after Boeing breakup

Courtney Miller·May 1, 2020

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Regional aircraft recovery stalls after early pandemic rebound

Courtney Miller·January 6, 2022

Today, the same intuition that initially drove the networks to preserve breadth – the points on route maps – through flying smaller aircraft has shown a recent shift away from the regional aircraft. The recent new trend signals a potential change for the regional aircraft industry, and for the small communities that rely on a connection to the world’s aviation system.

The fascinating fine print behind Delta’s bet on Joby

Elan Head·October 12, 2022

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Alaska Airlines, finally all-Boeing, ventures beyond the recovery

Jon Ostrower·September 30, 2023

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Searching for 40-year old lessons for Boeing in the grounding of the DC-10

Jon Ostrower·October 15, 2019

The first in a series on the historical parallels and lessons that unite the groundings of the DC-10 and 737...

Three Points: Alaska, Delta & Air Canada fleet notes, MU5735’s dive in context, Whisper Drone

Jon Ostrower and Elan Head·March 25, 2022

It's been a frenetic week for fleet moves. Alaska Air is formally removing the asterisk on its Proudly All Boeing moniker, Delta got an all-new aircraft type, Air Canada's getting in line for early A321XLRs and the FAA is putting a significant question mark over the availability of the 737 Max 10. After the crash of China Eastern 5736, The Air Current compares historical high rates of descent for key air accidents. It's an important dose of perspective in the early phases of the investigation into what brought down the 737-800. Whisper Drone charts a course for high-speed electric flight. TAC spoke with Whisper Aero founder Mark Moore about its new drone testbed and its prospects as a promising early application for its ultra-quiet electric propulsors.

A very real pilot shortage threatens to upend the U.S. airline recovery

Courtney Miller·October 28, 2021

In this TAC Analysis, we revisit the potential re-arrival of a pilot shortage, and how it may quickly become the limiting factor in the recovery. Crucially, while regional airlines were a welcome source of strength during the COVID pandemic, the lack of pilots in the United States could quickly turn the strongest regional jet market on its head. At play are both the near-term effects of staffing flight decks affecting the world, as well as the long-term challenges unique to the United States -- where pilot supply issues have already exposed an acute operational strain on the system.

On Dec. 22 Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced a restructured deal for 68 firm 737 Max aircraft.

American Airlines

Airlines lend brands for cheap eVTOL shares

Embraer can survive solo, but outlook mixed after Boeing breakup

Regional aircraft recovery stalls after early pandemic rebound

The fascinating fine print behind Delta’s bet on Joby

Alaska Airlines, finally all-Boeing, ventures beyond the recovery

Searching for 40-year old lessons for Boeing in the grounding of the DC-10

Three Points: Alaska, Delta & Air Canada fleet notes, MU5735’s dive in context, Whisper Drone

A very real pilot shortage threatens to upend the U.S. airline recovery

Alaska maps its 2020s with Boeing and leaves Virgin strategy behind

The pilot shortage is spreading beyond the regional airlines

The pandemic could soon mean a shortage of new airplanes, too

The U.S. has a 50-seat jet problem

Archer settles on four blades for its eVTOL lifting props

U.S. engine and component ban poised to cripple China’s commercial aircraft manufacturing

Boeing rolls out first 737 Max at 38 per month rate